Edward C. Johnson II

Fidelity Investments

1946 - 1972

Finance

b. 1898

Education

Undergraduate

Harvard University

Graduate

LLB, Harvard University

Personal

Born-Died

1898 - 1984

Birthplace

Massachusetts (MA)

Race

White

Father

Owner, Small Business

Johnson took over management of the Fidelity Fund in 1946 and built a new company, Fidelity Management and Research. Johnson believed that funds should invest in common stocks that were traded heavily. With this mutual fund philosophy as his foundation, he created a $3.5 billion financial enterprise.